[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-imperial-cultivation":3,"chapter-imperial-cultivation-imperial-cultivation-chapter-219":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Imperial Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1054628,1365,"Chapter 219 - 219 216 Repelling the Enemy","imperial-cultivation-chapter-219",219,"\u003Cp>219: Chapter 216: Repelling the Enemy 219: Chapter 216: Repelling the Enemy “`html\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned and stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three women, Huang Shiron included, also fixed their gaze on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the five Great Grandmasters encountered trouble?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost impossible; only another Great Grandmaster could hold off a Great Grandmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Yuding Sect might have Great Grandmasters, but certainly not enough to stop five at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, from his expression, it seemed likely he had met the five Great Grandmasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daring to speak here with such confidence, leisurely and unhurried, it was evident he was certain the five Great Grandmasters would not come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing the signal, why would they not come?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They should know that this signal was sent by Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they heard it, they should already be here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either they didn’t hear it, or they were delayed by someone or something, which was very troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s lips moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master Huang, prepare to escape.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Shiron’s step forward immediately halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s lips continued moving, “I have no chance of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Act accordingly when the time comes, don’t be hasty, and avoid drawing his attention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Shiron looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan said, “His target is me, you all stay back; there’s still a slim chance to escape alive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go to the Imperial Palace, find a Great Grandmaster to rescue me.” With that, Chu Zhiyuan suddenly shot both hands, “Wait for me to say ‘go’ before moving.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whizz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whizz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whizz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whizz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whizz!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Streaks of white light shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a jade waist token was sent flying towards Huang Shiron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Shiron solemnly caught it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to look at Wen Qianqian and Xu Mengyu, whose faces were tense, and gently shook her head, signaling them to stay calm and not to act rashly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, this move is useless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling let out a loud laugh, his figure flickered, shifting and swaying between the streaks of white light, creating multiple illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dodged as he charged towards Chu Zhiyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Four Spirit Array operated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Chi and the other three moved, their Gang Qi interconnecting to form a circular ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, interesting, there’s even an array.” Zhang Youling indifferently slapped down with a palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!” A muffled sound, and the Gang Qi ring vaguely appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Chi and the others continued moving underfoot to maintain the array’s operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling’s advancement was halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Again!” Unconvinced, Zhang Youling struck with another palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continuously struck, even swinging both palms together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark green palm imprints condensed in the air, the size of a human hand, growing clearer, resembling jade sculptures of palm prints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palm imprints continuously collided with the increasingly clear Gang Qi ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan drew a short sword from his sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden short sword suddenly burst into purple flames, which then deepened, transforming into a deep purple longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward to swing the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mass of purple light suddenly swelled, like a thousand pear blossoms blooming, enveloping Zhang Youling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flickered, joining forces with Guo Chi and the others, forming the Five Spirits Formation on the basis of the Four Spirit Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strength of Guo Chi and the others was immediately added to his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powerful body refined by the Dragon Transformation Technique was at its best, capable of bearing the added strength of Guo Chi and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A profound Inner Strength surged through broad and resilient meridians, growing purer as his mental method operated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He secretly regretted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The existence of the copper tower limited the purity of these profound Gang Qi, making it hard to boost its purity no matter how much it operated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power of Gang Qi stems from its purity and concentration, just like two wooden sticks striking against each other, the sturdier and stronger one prevails.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His current stick was strong, but not sturdy enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, compared to being both weak and flimsy, there was still some chance of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A formidable Inner Strength circulated following the Washing Sword Technique, refining into purity, and then infused into the wooden sword forming a more concentrated Sword Gang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wooden sword’s color gradually transitioned from deep purple towards black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, it became a black sword, pitch dark without a hint of light, silently slicing through space, forming faint rippling distortions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling swung his palms repeatedly, each palm imprint condensed in the void, only to be annihilated by the sword light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he could only avoid its edge, retreat step by step, finally withdrawing three zhang away, and halted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He examined Chu Zhiyuan, not in anger but rather joyfully surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed worthy of being Da Jing’s foremost Princely Heir, I like it, hahaha…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan stepped back and stopped, once again reforming the Four Spirit Array.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He held the pitch-black longsword, calmly observing Zhang Youling: “The five Great Grandmasters went to eradicate your Yuding Sect, you must have escaped, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Escape?” Zhang Youling shook his head: “Why would I need to escape?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling laughed, “With the five Great Grandmasters leaving, Yujing City is probably quite empty now, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned again: “Luring the tiger away from the mountain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Clever!” Zhang Youling clapped and laughed: “I’m more and more satisfied, your wit, agility, and these Miracle Techniques will all become mine, this harvest is too vast, even if I don’t enter Yujing City, it’s enough, hahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan frowned: “There are still Great Grandmasters inside Yujing City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re fooling yourself.” Zhang Youling said: “The Great Grandmasters in Yujing City have all been sent away, today is the Mysterious Day!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what if it’s the Mysterious Day!” Chu Zhiyuan said: “Regardless of whether the Great Grandmasters are present, the Emperor always is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the Emperor’s Sword, you shall face certain death.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this Mysterious Day?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no record of this in his mind; neither in Tongtian Pavilion nor in the Mingwu Hall, there was no mention of this Mysterious Day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am just a small figure, not worth activating the Emperor’s Sword for.” Zhang Youling laughed: “Alright, I’ve seen all your skills, very satisfying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, come to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair suddenly began to float, the green robe billowing, skin rapidly losing blood color, becoming almost transparent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes became two whirlpools, as if to extract one’s soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately turned bizarre, inhuman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a divine ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan flickered, once more joining Guo Chi and the others to form the Five Spirits Formation, vast Gang Qi surged within his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black longsword swung out, confronting Zhang Youling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Return!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling formed an unusual handprint with both hands, uttering a strange exclamation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This single exclamation seemed to echo throughout heaven and earth; all things heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s mind went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragon chant resounded in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the dragon chant, he suddenly regained clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He discovered Zhang Youling’s right palm had pressed onto his Dantian area, with a strange suction force fiercely pulling the Dantian Gang Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Dantian, Gang Qi surged violently, like a giant vortex whipped up by a wild storm over the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wild wind howled, yet the ocean’s vortex steadily rotated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the aperture unleashed at the second level of the Dragon Transformation Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once this aperture opened, the Gang Qi swirled like a whirlpool; Zhang Youling’s Evil Skill couldn’t shake it, even as his face reddened, it remained unmovable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Shiron and the others’ actions halted, expressions blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan took a glance at Zhang Youling who was closing his eyes, struggling to operate his skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vertical eye at Zhang Youling’s brow was opening, though not visible beneath the skin, yet it couldn’t evade the Super Sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a vertical eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan turned his left hand’s sword technique into a fist, Great Heavenly Dragon Fist aiming for the eye at his brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling suddenly opened his eyes wide, his left palm met the Great Heavenly Dragon Fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bang!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Youling flew straight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s figure flashed, pursuing Zhang Youling with another punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Return!” Zhang Youling formed a hand seal in mid-air, shrieked sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan’s mind wavered, then the dragon chant sounded, restoring his mind to clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Heavenly Dragon Fist reformed and punched hard at Zhang Youling’s chest, sending him flying straight out, spraying a jet of blood mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swish!” A shadow flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Night Blade slashed through, piercing out from Zhang Youling’s back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…” Zhang Youling stared wide-eyed in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands exploded with a “bang bang,” blood mist filled and his figure vanished instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the blood mist dispersed, he was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Zhiyuan let out a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“`\u003C\u002Fp>",1463,"2026-06-03T09:57:58.105Z","2026-06-03T09:58:02.812Z",1,"novelbin.me","f9a0fe4ee135154409068298eb24caa809ddff8062e85da9f527c518abb1b6f5","imperial-cultivation-chapter-220","imperial-cultivation-chapter-218",1378,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fimperial-cultivation-cover.jpg"]